SRHC Blue Train charter. 10/5/08

10th May 2008

The SRHC Blue Train was chartered by 'The Lodge Of The Golden Fleece,' to run Melbourne-Seymour and return. (With the train running empty to and from Seymour before and after.) The train consisted of several Spirit of Progress cars, dining car Avoca, and crew car Mitta Mitta, and was hauled by three different N class locos hired from V/line: N470, N458 & N457.

Moon setting behind the water tower in the SRHC depot.	El Zorro's Y145 being repainted in the SRHC depot.	El Zorro's Y145 being repainted in the SRHC depot, with T320.	1, 2 & 3 roads in the SRHC depot.
Y145-T320 in the SRHC depot.	T341, Y145 & T320 in the SRHC depot.	T320 looks out of the shed as a down pass passes, Seymour.	T320, Y145 & T341 in the SRHC depot.
T378 with the moon, SRHC depot.	B74 under the yard lights at SRHC.	B74 and T333 in the SRHC depot.	B74 in the SRHC depot.
B74 in the SRHC depot.	B74 in the SRHC depot.	B74's nose.	B74, seen through fog on the lens.
B74 in the SRHC depot.	F202 in the SRHC depot.	T378 has a mini number plate next to the fuel tank.	N470, VL14, B74 & T333 at Seymour.
N456 brings an up Albury into Seymour.	Seymour station, with crossing Albury passes.	N455 takes the down Albury pass out of Seymour.	T378 with 1CS next to B box in the SRHC depot.
N470 enters the SRHC depot.	N470 enters the SRHC depot.	N470 approaches 3BS in the SRHC depot.	N470 couples to 3BS in the SRHC depot.
N470 in the SRHC depot, about to shunt out the charter train.	N470 in the SRHC depot, about to shunt out the charter train.	N470 in the SRHC depot, about to shunt out the charter train.	N470 in the SRHC depot, about to shunt out the charter train.
Track works in the SRHC depot, featuring T378.	N470 as seen from Parlor Car, as it shunts the train out of the SRHC depot, Seymour.	SRHC Blue Train in platform 2 at Seymour, the passengers having gone inside.	After swapping locos with the down Albury pass due to a VC failure, N458 prepares to lead the charter back to Melbourne, at Seymour.
The third loco for the day, N457, with the charter train at Southern Cross.	N457 with the SRHC charter at Southern Cross.	Misplaced panels on N457.	N457 with the SRHC charter at Southern Cross.
Looking out the back of Parlor Car, somewhere on the Broady line.	Looking out the back of Parlor Car at Newmarket, junction for the Flemington Racecourse line.	Looking out the back of Parlor Car, somewhere on the Broady line.	Looking out the back of Parlor Car, somewhere on the Broady line.
N457 approaches the train after running around at Seymour.	N457 about to couple to Parlor Car at Seymour.	N457 coupling to Parlor Car at Seymour.	N457 viewed from Parlor Car at Seymour.